Vending machines used to be a pretty simple affair: you put some coins in, and food or drink that in all likelihood isn’t fit for human consumption comes out. But like everything else today, they are becoming increasingly complex Internet connected devices. Forget fishing around for pocket change; the Coke machine at the mall more
Read MoreThe UK’s Parliament recently decided to question an actual robot about artificial intelligence. This might sound like a good idea on paper, but considering there aren’t any sentient robots, it’s a lot like asking a toaster oven to testify on the State’s nutrition program. Actually, it’s worse: A toaster oven can’t be manipulated into making
Read MoreThe company is preparing to go public in 2019. Uber's upcoming IPO could be worth as much as 0 billion, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChairman Ajit Pai slammed carriers such as AT&T and Verizon for their “completely unacceptable” response to the storm. FCC says Hurricane Michael victims in Florida deserve a month of free cell service Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGuests included Serena Williams, Anna Wintour, Kevin Systrom and Stewart Brand. Scene City: Wired Magazine Turns 25 With a Brainy Party Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Hackaday Prize is the greatest hardware competition on the planet. It’s the Academy Awards of Open hardware, and over the past few months we’ve challenged makers and artists to create the Next Big Thing. All things must come to an end, though, and last week we wrapped up the final challenge in the Hackaday
Read MoreDiscord, the gaming chat app, today opened its fledgling game store and library to beta, meaning anyone can purchase games, launch games they already own, or play games granted to them by the premium subscription option. The store itself is modest, especially compared with the likes of Steam, Origin, or Uplay. It’s got some indie
Read MoreTo comply with a European antitrust ruling, Google will begin charging a licensing fee of handset makers. Google to Charge Phone Makers for Android Apps in Europe Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHuawei is bringing interesting new features to its latest phones, but we broke down the numbers for how the Mates compare with the hottest handsets right now. Huawei Mate 20 vs. Pro vs. iPhone XS vs. Pixel 3 vs. Galaxy S9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a camera showdown between the two hottest phones of 2018. iPhone XS vs. Pixel 3: Which phone has the best camera? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s reportedly another project coming out of Facebook’s futuristic Building 8 lab. Facebook's follow-up to Portal will sit on your TV, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGitHub today announced Suggested Changes: a new feature that promises to make it easier to implement and action changes in pull requests. Here’s how it works. Suppose you’re collaborating on a repository with an active pull request. A reviewer can look at that pull request, and if they see room for improvement, suggest a change
Read MoreIn response to a fine from the European Union, the search giant shakes up its business model. Google will charge phone makers to use Android apps in Europe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot every network is supported, but most of the big ones are. Google Maps now offers detailed info on EV chargers – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle is ending a controversial practice in Europe whereby it required smartphone makers seeking to pre-install Google’s app store to also add other Google apps, such as search and Chrome. Google will no longer force Android phone makers to set Chrome as the default browser — in the E.U. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFacebook’s former security chief plans to launch an institute at Stanford University to help technology companies and the public work together to solve the negative effects technology can have on society. Facebook’s former security chief warns of tech’s ‘negative impacts’ — and has a plan to help solve them Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, I briefly held the aspiration of making my own cartoons. I dabbled in the animation portion of Flash and made a few cheesy .flvs, but soon realized I wasn’t up to the task of dealing with keyframes and drawing pretty vectors. Maybe if I’d started in 2018, things would’ve gone
Read MoreAs a freelancer working with people around the world, I tend to use these tools not because I particularly like any one of them, but because I don’t have a choice. I grudgingly accept the long wait times and obscenely huge processing fees for the same reason I keep riding that crappy train to work:
Read MoreWired’s big 25th anniversary event (congrats!) culminated Monday in a summit featuring a veritable who’s-who of big tech bosses. And, like everything else in the US this year, it turned out to be heavily-focused on politics. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was there to peddle patriotism. He graciously volunteered his company for future lucrative military contracts,
Read MoreMr. Allen and Bill Gates started the company in 1975, helping to usher in the personal computing revolution. He died after a recurrence of cancer. Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe first thing you probably asked yourself when learning how to lay out PCBs was “can’t the computer do this?” which inevitably led to the phrase “never trust the autorouter!”. Even if it hooks up a few traces the result will probably be strange to human eyes; not a design you’d want to use. But
Read MoreViewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” is the Japanese Exploration Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7. Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station Source: NASA
Read MoreIt isn’t a unique idea, but we liked [Eric Wiemers’s] take on the classic animated skull for Halloween. In addition to showing you the code and the wiring, the video spends some time discussing what the audio looks like and what has to happen to get it into a format suitable for the Arduino. You
Read MoreIf you paid for that mysterious “Full Self-Driving” package, you’ll be eligible for a retrofit. Elon Musk says new Tesla Autopilot chip will be ready in about 6 months – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreFeedback from patients will be combined with continuous health and activity data from the Apple Watch. Apple Watch joins clinical study of hip and knee replacements – CNET Source: CNet
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